I’ve never seen a Governor so beholden to certain donors more than u @GregAbbott_TX Why aren’t you listening to the people of Texas? Is the $ worth more than the people you claim to represent??? You have lost your way, many of us Conservative voters will never vote for you again!
There’s gotta be a better way…so sad citizens of Texas had to wait & stay up all night to be heard by their government & got 2 mins. Government in action is disgusting especially in Texas. Vouchers are still a SCAM!
This is what it sounds like to talk out of both sides of your mouth:
“I am the government, and I give you ‘choice’—but only on my terms.”
I will take your tax dollars—money meant for public schools that serve all children—and funnel it into private institutions, that can pick and choose who they accept, and the vendors pockets.
I will tell you this is about “parental rights,” but I won’t tell you that many of these private schools aren’t required to follow state special education services.
I will say I support small government, but I will micromanage public schools with endless regulations, funding cuts, and state-mandated curriculum changes, while letting private schools take public money with little to no accountability.
I will tell you that competition makes education better, but I won’t tell you that when public schools lose funding to private schools, they’re left with fewer resources, larger class sizes, and fewer services for the students who need them most.
I will promise you “school choice,” but if you live in a rural area where no private schools exist, or if your child has special needs that private schools won’t accommodate, your “choice” is to stay in a defunded, struggling public school.
This isn’t #Schoolchoice This is a power play to dismantle public education under the guise of freedom. #Txlege
If public school funding had been adjusted for inflation since 2019, FISD could have provided a 3-4% raise for all employees each year since. Instead, funding is being used as a carrot to pass controversial voucher legislation. Tell lawmakers to stop: https://t.co/vmeOOt9fDo
These pictures were taken at Cornerstone Christian School, where tuition is $27,000.
Abbott’s voucher is only $8,000 — not enough for working families to get a “choice” but enough for rich families at Cornerstone to get a 30% discount.
Vouchers are welfare for the wealthy.
🚨🚨🚨Holy shit: A father of a child who was killed in the Uvalde school shooting SLAMMED Texas legislators for their “useless thoughts and prayers.”
Brett Cross boldly testified in front of a Texas House committee in support of legislation that would raise the minimum age to buy semi-automatic weapons from 18 to 21.
Brett Cross: “I'm so sick of hearing those three words from our elected officials…
While your prayers may have comforted you, they did nothing to absolve our pain...
Your thoughts and prayers didn't stop an 18 year old from purchasing two high powered semi automatic rifles and all of those rounds of ammunition.
Your thoughts and prayers didn't stop us from having to bury our children and two teachers.
Your thoughts and prayers haven't done anything in the 329 days since Uziel was shot through his stomach exiting his spine.
Your thoughts and prayers are useless unless you have thought and prayed for legislation that you can help enact that could change this.”
Thank you so much to Brett Cross and these BRAVE parents for speaking out!
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We, Slovenian Luka fans are not like let's say American LeBron or Steph fans.
We are driven by pure pride...
Pride in our Slovenian sportsmen in general is hard to describe to an American. And Luka is simply the biggest pride of our little country right now.
#Teachers with few behavior issues have the following in common:
1. Rarely gets offended.
2. Starts every day with a clean slate.
3. Talks w kids before/after class.
4. Considers de-esclation a win.
5. Doesn’t need the last word.
Add yours 👇
#ThatOneKid#edchat